“If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you”- Katharine Hepburn

Big blokes. Big moves. Big falls. The wrestlers from the Australian Wrestling Federation throw themselves into every show and the crowd loves it. Is it real? “You shouldn’t even be asking that question,” says one fan.

John ‘Hardcore’ Howith says: “I honestly think fans who come to the wrestling want to see a show. They want to see characters. They want to see good guy versus bad guy. They’re not there to wonder whether it’s real or not real.”